Sprint®

Rapid Protein Analyzer

Revolutionary Protein Analysis
The Sprint®is an advancement for protein analysis based on a rapid green chemistry process allowing for direct protein detection in less
than 5 minutes. It replaces the conventional Kjeldahl method for analysis of dairy and meat products. This patent-pending system, which
uses iTAG®protein-tagging technology, identifies and measures only protein, not nitrogen, so you can be certain your results are accurate.

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Benefits

Measure Protein, • Direct method for protein conversion

• Remarkably easy to use
Not Nitrogen • No hazardous chemicals
• Convenient, disposable sample cups
Protein tagging is a proven technique in bioscience applications.
and filters
CEM brings this valuable tool to the food industry. Sprint utilizes
CEM’s proprietary iTag technology, which attaches to the protein • Safer and less expensive than Kjeldahl
itself for an accurate, direct measurement. With Sprint, you can
be certain your results are not affected by naturally occurring
• More repeatable than Kjeldahl and
nitrogen or adulterants, because only the protein is tagged and
combustion techniques
measured, not the nitrogen. • Fast analysis of all types of food

Sprint’s iTag technology only tags the amino acids commonly • Automates AOAC official methods 967.12,
found in proteins: histidine, lysine and arginine. Total nitrogen 930.33, 930.29, and 2011.04
techniques based on Kjeldahl and Dumas measure all sources
• Downloadable iMethods®
of nitrogen, which contributes to protein measurement errors.
• Uses green technology

Easy-To-Use

Choose your method. Weigh your sample into Place it in the Sprint
the disposable cup. with a filter and
press Start.

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Technology

iMethods for Easy Set-Up

Sprint comes pre-programmed with a broad selection of
methods ready for use in your laboratory. With its truly
innovative software, loading a method and analyzing samples
GREEN TECHNOLOGY
on your Sprint is no more complicated than finding a number
No Hazardous Waste for Disposal
and calling a friend on your cell phone. Sprint stores hundreds
The sample and Sprint’s non-toxic iTag solutions
of methods and tens of thousands of sample results.
are environmentally friendly. Sprint generates no
hazardous waste at all. So, not only do you enjoy
Downloadable Methods better results, you help make your workplace
Many Sprint methods are available on our website. Visit us at safer for your team and the environment.
www.cem.com to download a method to your Sprint. If your
method is not listed, simply call us! Our applications chemists
have experience with a variety of sample types.

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Applications

Pre-programmed Methods Available

Beef Turkey Milk (whole milk powder) Sour Cream

Beef Liver Chili Condensed Skim Milk Yogurt

Chicken Tofu Heavy Cream Whey (acid, rennet)

Chicken Liver Hummus Infant Formula Wheat Flour

Ham Soybeans Cheese (natural) Nutritional Drinks

Hot Dogs Eggs (whole, yolk, whites) Cottage Cheese Soy Beverages

Pork Milk (fluid product, chocolate) Cream Cheese Wet Pet Food

Sausage Milk (non-fat powder) Ice Cream Plus Others

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Optimum Results

How Sprint Works

All proteins contain amino acids. The basic amino acids that HO
are found in foods are Arginine, Histidine and Lysine. Acid
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Lysine Aromatic group that absorbs

Arginine
light and appears orange

A pre-determined amount of iTag solution is added to a sample

Histidine
CEM’s proprietary iTag solution binds to these three amino
acids using an acid group. The aromatic portion of the molecule
absorbs light and is easily detected with a colorimeter.
and homogenized to release the proteins. The iTag molecules
bind to the proteins and are removed from solution. The
remaining iTag is drawn up through a disposable filter into the
built-in colorimeter. The amount of iTag bound to the protein is
determined and the results displayed. The entire process takes
only 2 to 3 minutes for most samples and yields results that
are more accurate than Kjeldahl or combustion techniques.

True Protein at the

Touch of a Button
• Incentive to adulterate ingredients is removed
• Security of food supply is improved
• A wide variety of samples can be tested easily
• Raw material pricing is more accurate
• Improved Process control with rapid 4-minute testing
• Least cost formulations are more easily achieved

Melamine is not an obstacle for Sprint, as the system simply

ignores all sources of non-protein nitrogen (NPN). As seen
in the chart below, Sprint displays the true protein results
for samples containing melamine. With Sprint, you can be
confident that you are measuring protein and nothing else.

KJELDAHL Sprint
Fluid Milk 3.3 3.3
Fluid Milk with 0.1% added Melamine 3.7 3.3
Fluid Milk with 0.5 % added Melamine 5.1 3.3
Fluid Milk with 1.0 % added Melamine 8.6 3.4

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 Simple and Convenient

Sprintpak ®

Sprint uses disposable sample cups and filters which

are packaged conveniently with iTag solutions.
Each Sprint Pak contains:

• 50 diposable cups with lids

• 50 disposable filters
• iTag solutions for 50 tests

Quick and Easy

Clean-up
Sprint self-cleans its internal components. At the
conclusion of every analysis, all non-toxic sample
waste as well as the disposable filter and cup are
removed and discarded.

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